Undress for history, please:The complete Pirelli retrospective
The notoriously exclusive Pirelli Calendar, featuring glamorous shots of beautiful women, was first published in 1964. Reserved for important clients and VIPs, the calendar has since grown into a legend of its own, showcasing the beauty of models such asAlessandra Ambrosio, Gisele Bndchen, Naomi Campbell, Laetitia Casta, Cindy Crawford, Penlope Cruz, Milla Jovovich, Heidi Klum, Angela Lindvall, Sophia Loren, and Kate Moss.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the now-legendary institution that is the Pirelli Calendar, TASCHEN brings you a retrospective volume reproducing the complete calendars, photographed byRichard Avedon, Peter Beard, Patrick Demarchelier, Nick Knight, Karl Lagerfeld, Inez van lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Annie Leibovitz, Peter Lindbergh, Sarah Moon, Terry Richardson, Herb Ritts, Mario Sorrenti, Bert Stern, Mario Testino, Bruce Weber, and many more.
Bonus features includerarelyandnever-before-seen behind-the-scenes imagesof the shoots,the unpublished 1963 calendar, anda selection of censored imagesdeemed too risqu by the editors of the time. With an introduction byPhilippe Daverioand an interview with art directorsDerek ForsythandMartyn Walsh.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the now-legendary institution that is the Pirelli Calendar, TASCHEN brings you a retrospective volume reproducing the complete calendars, photographed byRichard Avedon, Peter Beard, Patrick Demarchelier, Nick Knight, Karl Lagerfeld, Inez van lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Annie Leibovitz, Peter Lindbergh, Sarah Moon, Terry Richardson, Herb Ritts, Mario Sorrenti, Bert Stern, Mario Testino, Bruce Weber, and many more.
Bonus features includerarelyandnever-before-seen behind-the-scenes imagesof the shoots,the unpublished 1963 calendar, anda selection of censored imagesdeemed too risqu by the editors of the time. With an introduction byPhilippe Daverioand an interview with art directorsDerek ForsythandMartyn Walsh.
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